Piura Department

Map of Piura Department

060 km (37 mi)120 km (75 mi)180 km (112 mi)240 km (149 mi)
Height
-25 m (-82 ft), 150 m (492 ft), 400 m (1310 ft), 750 m (2460 ft), 1500 m (4920 ft), 2000 m (6560 ft), 2500 m (8200 ft), 3000 m (9840 ft), Max altitude 3927 m (12880 ft)
Sea depth
0 m (0 ft), 150 m (492 ft), 600 m (1970 ft), 1800 m (5910 ft), 3200 m (10500 ft), deeper than 5200 m (17060 ft)
Height from west to east in Piura Department
−100 m400 m1 500 m2 000 m2 500 m3 000 m4 000 monez.com3 927 mCerro Negro−25 mWest233.3 kmEast
Height from south to north in Piura Department
−100 m400 m1 500 m2 000 m2 500 m3 000 m4 000 monez.com1233 927 mCerro Negro−25 mSouth266.5 kmNorth
1South Pacific Ocean (West)0 m2Laguna La Niña0 m3Tumbes1 to 218 m

Natural Earth · GEBCO 2026 Grid · Lakes: HydroLAKES (Messager et al. 2016, CC BY 4.0) · This product incorporates data from the GDW database © Global Dam Watch (2024) · Names: GeoNames (CC BY)

Basic Information

Capital City: Piura

Population: 2,196,006 (Wikidata, 2026)

Area: 35,658 km² / 13,768 sq mi

Subdivisions: 8

Geography

Highest Elevation Point: Cerro Negro (3 927 m)

Lowest point: −25 m

Borders

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